Want a proper Cornish pasty but you’re nowhere near Cornwall? Good news: lots of Cornish bakers will post them to your door. Some send them frozen for you to bake at home, some send them part-baked and some send them fully baked. Each way gives you a slightly different pasty, a different delivery day and a different amount of freezer space taken up.

This guide compares 12 Cornish bakers and businesses that send pasties by post. For each one we cover how the pasties arrive, delivery days, sizes and who it suits best. There’s also a quick look at what makes a pasty genuinely Cornish, how to bake one from frozen so it comes out golden, and the best pasty gifts and hampers.

Last checked: November 2026. We checked every bakery’s own website for this update. Delivery terms change often, so always check the final details at checkout. Note: Cornish Cream Teas is Hello Cornwall’s sister business. We’ve included it alongside the others and been just as factual about everyone.

How pasties by post work

A pasty is a big, heavy, filling thing, and it doesn’t keep for long at room temperature. So bakers who post them across the UK use one of three methods:

• Frozen and unbaked (raw). The pasty is made and crimped in Cornwall, then frozen before it’s baked. It arrives frozen in an insulated box. It goes straight into your freezer, and you bake it from frozen whenever you like. This is the closest you’ll get to a pasty fresh from a Cornish bakery oven, because it’s baked in your kitchen.
• Part-baked. The pasty is partly cooked in Cornwall, then you finish it in your oven. It’s quicker to cook at home than a raw one.
• Fully baked. The pasty is baked in Cornwall and sent chilled (or frozen so that it arrives chilled). You just warm it through. It’s the quickest option, but the pastry won’t be quite as crisp as a freshly baked one.

Almost every Cornish baker delivers on Tuesday to Friday only. This is so your pasties are never stuck in a depot over the weekend. Most use a next-day courier (DPD, APC, DHL or Royal Mail Tracked 24). Several also let you choose your delivery date in advance, which is handy for parties and gifts.

Cornish pasties by post: comparison table

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Delivery details are taken from each company’s website in November 2026. Most bakers deliver to mainland UK only, and some don’t cover parts of Scotland or the islands. Check your postcode before you order.

The 12 best places to order Cornish pasties by post

These are in no particular order of quality. Taste is personal, and Cornish people will argue for hours about whose pasty is best. Instead, we’ve laid out the facts so you can pick the one that suits you.

1. Philps Pasties, Hayle

Arrives: baked fresh to order · Delivery: APC courier, mainland UK · Best for: a classic West Cornwall pasty

Philps have been baking pasties in Hayle since 1958. Their bakery in Hayle is a regular stop for people heading to the beaches of St Ives Bay. Their pasties are handmade daily and baked fresh to order before they go out.

Orders placed before 10am, Monday to Thursday, are sent out the same day for next-day delivery. Orders made over the weekend go out on Monday for Tuesday delivery. Their range includes standard and large steak pasties, cocktail pasties for parties and a huge “celebration” pasty. Delivery is free on bigger orders (over £75 when we checked).

Good to know: Philps sell a gluten-free pasty on their site, but say it is not made by Philps. If you’re visiting Cornwall, see our Philps Bakery listing. Visit Philps Pasties

2. Rowe’s Cornish Bakers, Falmouth

Arrives: frozen and unbaked, in an insulated box · Delivery: Tuesday to Friday · Best for: baking from frozen at home

Rowe’s opened their first shop in Falmouth in 1949 and now have bakeries all over Cornwall. Their pasties by post are hand-crimped in Cornwall and frozen before baking, so you bake them yourself and get that fresh-from-the-oven pastry.

You need to order by 12pm the day before delivery, and they deliver Tuesday to Friday. There is a choice of sizes, from 283g and 350g to a big 500g pasty, plus cocktail pasties in twelves. They also sell sausage rolls, vegetarian and vegan pasties and value boxes. Rowe’s are listed by the Cornish Pasty Association as a mail-order supplier, and delivery was free on orders over £50 when we checked.

Visit Rowe’s pasties by post

3. Proper Pasty Company, St Columb

Arrives: frozen and unbaked (plus a ready-baked range) · Delivery: DPD on a date you choose · Best for: lots of sizes and flavours

Based in St Columb, a few miles inland from Newquay, the Proper Pasty Company has been making pasties for over 26 years and says it follows Cornish Pasty Association guidelines. They’re one of the biggest names online for pasties by post, and the range is huge: standard 283g pasties in boxes of four to ten, large and giant pasties (giants are 454g, a full pound), vegan and vegetarian pasties and jumbo sausage rolls.

You choose your delivery date at checkout. DPD then gives you a one-hour delivery slot on the morning, which means less waiting in. Their pasties come frozen and unbaked. There’s also a “ready baked” range that is still sent frozen: thaw it, then reheat it for around 20 minutes.

Visit Proper Pasty Co

4. Warrens Bakery, St Just

Arrives: part-baked or frozen · Delivery: 5–7 working days · Best for: heritage

Warrens began in St Just, the far-west mining town near Botallack and Cape Cornwall, and has been baking since 1860. They describe themselves as “the oldest Cornish pasty producer in the world”. Today they have shops across Cornwall.

For delivery you can choose part-baked or frozen pasties, including their 283g and 300g pasties, a variety box and vegetarian and vegan options. Their courier delivers Tuesday to Friday, and you should allow around 5–7 working days from ordering. Some Scottish postcodes and the islands aren’t covered, so check yours first.

Visit Warrens Bakery

5. Ann’s Pasties, Helston and the Lizard

Arrives: part-cooked · Delivery: DPD, mainland UK · Best for: big pasties

Ann’s Pasties is a much-loved family name on the Lizard, Britain’s most southerly point, with all the baking done in their own Helston kitchen. Their pasties by post come part-cooked, so you finish them in your oven at home.

Ann’s is the place to go if you’re hungry. Sizes run from a 350g Regular and 450g Classic to a 625g Large and a 1.5kg Celebration pasty made for sharing. You can buy multipacks of anything from 2 to 20. Delivery was free on orders over £100 when we checked. See our Ann’s Pasties listing if you’re visiting.

Visit Ann’s Pasties

6. Malcolm Barnecutt, Bodmin

Arrives: check when ordering · Delivery: APC, Tuesday to Friday, 8am–1pm · Best for: gluten-free pasties

Barnecutt’s is a family bakery that started with Percy Barnecutt in 1930, and has been baking in mid-Cornwall for over 90 years. Their pasties come in cocktail, small, medium and large sizes. Unusually, they make gluten-free steak and gluten-free cheese and onion pasties, plus mixed vegetable and a meat-free “fake steak”.

Deliveries come by APC between 8am and 1pm, Tuesday to Friday, and need a signature. Postage is a flat rate up to 15kg, so it works out better value on a bigger order. There’s a minimum pasty order, and they don’t currently deliver to Scotland.

Visit Malcolm Barnecutt

7. Brian Etherington Meats, Scorrier

Arrives: frozen and uncooked · Delivery: DHL, Wednesday to Saturday · Best for: butcher’s beef and Saturday delivery

Etherington’s is a family butcher near Redruth that has been supplying Cornwall since 1954. Their pasties are handmade and use locally sourced Cornish beef with potato, swede, onion and seasoning, which is the classic recipe. They come frozen and uncooked.

Unlike most bakers, Etherington’s can deliver on a Saturday (for a little extra), which is handy if you’re out at work all week. Orders placed Tuesday to Friday before 9am go out for delivery within 24 hours. Boxes include a family box of six, steak, cheese and onion, chicken, steak and stilton and vegetable. Etherington’s are listed by the Cornish Pasty Association as a mail-order supplier.

Visit Etherington’s

8. The Cornish Bakery, Mevagissey

Arrives: frozen, ready to bake · Delivery: DPD, choose your date, before 12pm · Best for: mixed share boxes

The Cornish Bakery started in the fishing village of Mevagissey and now has shops in many towns. Their pasties by post come frozen and ready to bake, in boxes of 10 standard or 8 large pasties, or build-your-own share boxes. You can add sausage rolls, and they make a vegan bhaji pasty.

You choose your delivery date, and DPD delivers before 12pm. Delivery was free on weekday orders over £35 when we checked, which is one of the lowest free-delivery levels we found.

Visit The Cornish Bakery

9. CornishPasties.com (South Coast Bakery), Looe and Polperro

Arrives: baked, freeze on the day it arrives · Delivery: DPD, Tuesday to Friday · Best for: boxes of 10

This south-coast bakery bakes in Looe and has a café in pretty Polperro. Their pasties are filled, crimped and baked each morning and then posted, so they arrive ready-baked. Pop any you aren’t eating straight away into the freezer on the day they arrive.

Pasties come in boxes of 10, in large (475g), regular (375g) and small (275g) sizes. There are also cocktail boxes of 20, mixed boxes and vegan options. Delivery is Tuesday to Friday by DPD, and you can pay a little extra for delivery by noon.

Visit CornishPasties.com

10. Prima Bakeries, Scorrier

Arrives: frozen and unbaked (“home-bake”) · Delivery: via The Cornish Hamper Store · Best for: a Cornish Pasty Association member

Prima is a long-running bakery at Wheal Rose, near Scorrier, between Redruth and Truro. It’s listed on the Cornish Pasty Association’s “where to buy” page as a mail-order supplier of home-bake pasties. Their pasties by post are frozen and unbaked, and orders are handled through The Cornish Hamper Store. There are vegan pasties in the range too.

Visit Prima Bakeries

11. Lavenders (pastiesbypost.com), Penzance

Arrives: freshly made · Sold in: boxes of 10 · Best for: a Penzance favourite

The pastiesbypost.com website is run by Lavenders, a deli and bakery on Alverton Street in Penzance that has been open since 1978. Pasties are sold in boxes of 10, including traditional steak, steak and stilton and cheese and vegetable, with vegan options and boxes of sausage rolls. Check delivery days and how the pasties are packed when you order.

Visit pastiesbypost.com

12. Cornish Cream Teas, Newquay (our sister business)

Arrives: baked on the day it’s sent, packed to arrive chilled · Delivery: free Royal Mail Tracked 24 · Best for: gifts and pasty hampers

Cornish Cream Teas is a Cornish family business packed in Newquay. Full disclosure: it’s Hello Cornwall’s sister business. Its pasties are hand-crimped, baked on the day they’re sent out, and shipped frozen so that they arrive chilled. Pop them in the fridge and reheat when you’re ready.

What makes it different is the gifting. Delivery is free on every order by Royal Mail Tracked 24, Tuesday to Friday (order before 11am). You can choose a delivery date up to 90 days ahead, so you can sort a birthday or Christmas present well in advance. As well as boxes of traditional pasties, there are Cornish pasty hampers that pair pasties with a proper cream tea of scones, clotted cream and jam.

Visit Cornish Cream Teas pasties

What makes a genuine Cornish pasty?

Since 2011, the “Cornish pasty” has had Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) status. That’s the same kind of protection as Champagne or Melton Mowbray pork pies. After Brexit the UK set up its own scheme, which mirrors the EU one. According to the Cornish Pasty Association, a pasty can only be sold as a “Cornish pasty” if:

• It’s made in Cornwall, west of the River Tamar. It can be baked in Cornwall, or made in Cornwall and baked somewhere else. That’s why frozen, unbaked pasties by post still count as genuine.
• It’s shaped like a “D”, with the crimp on one side, not across the top.
• The filling is beef, potato, swede and onion, with seasoning (mostly salt and pepper). In Cornwall, swede is often called “turnip”. No other meat and no other vegetables.
• The filling goes in raw, uncooked, and cooks inside the pastry.
• It has at least 12.5% beef and 25% vegetables across the whole pasty.
• The pastry is shortcrust, rough puff or puff, glazed with egg and/or milk, and the pasty is baked slowly.

So a cheese and onion, vegan or chicken pasty can be made in Cornwall, but it can’t be called a “Cornish pasty”. It’s a “pasty from Cornwall”. Both can be delicious. If you want the real protected recipe, look for “traditional”, “steak” or “Cornish pasty” on the label.

Is the crimp a handle?

A popular story says tin miners held their pasty by the thick crimp with their dirty hands, ate the rest and threw the crust away. It’s a lovely tale, and it’s part of Cornish folklore, but historians argue about how often it actually happened. What is certain is that the pasty was the perfect miner’s lunch: filling, sturdy and able to stay warm for hours.

Frozen, part-baked or baked: which should you choose?

Our tip: if you have the freezer space, go for frozen, unbaked. Baking a pasty from raw fills your kitchen with that Cornish bakery smell, and the pastry is as crisp as it gets. If it’s a gift for someone with a small freezer, a baked pasty that arrives chilled is easier for them.

How to bake a Cornish pasty from frozen

Always follow the instructions that come with your pasties, because sizes and ovens vary. As a guide, here’s what three Cornish bakers say on their own websites:

Tips for the perfect pasty at home

• Don’t thaw raw pasties first unless the label says to. Bake them straight from the freezer so the pastry holds its shape.
• Use a baking tray lined with baking paper, and leave a gap between pasties so the hot air can get round them.
• Brush with beaten egg or milk before baking if they haven’t already been glazed, for that deep golden colour.
• Check it’s piping hot all the way through before eating. A skewer pushed into the middle should come out hot.
• Rest it for 5 minutes after baking. The filling is very hot and the juices settle.
• Air fryer? Smaller pasties can work well, but follow the baker’s guidance and check it’s hot right through.
• How to eat it: the Cornish way is from the end, held in your hand, ideally with a view of the sea. Most Cornish people say no gravy, though ketchup is up to you.

Pasty sizes and how many to order

Pasty sizes aren’t standard, so it’s worth checking the weight. Here’s a rough guide based on the sizes the bakers in this guide sell:

How many to order? For a family of four, a box of 6 to 10 standard pasties gives you one meal plus a few spare for the freezer. For a party, plan on around two to three cocktail pasties per person alongside other food.

Cornish pasty gifts and hampers

A box of pasties is a brilliant present for anyone who’s moved away from Cornwall, loves a Cornish holiday or is simply hard to buy for. It’s also a great “thank you” or get-well gift, because it’s dinner sorted. Here are some ideas from our Hello Cornwall shop:

For Christmas, see our Cornish Christmas hampers gift guide and our guide to Christmas in Cornwall. Pasties also make a great present for dads: see our Father’s Day gift ideas.

Gift tips

• Choose the delivery date so it arrives when someone’s home. Cornish Cream Teas, Proper Pasty Co and The Cornish Bakery all let you pick a date.
• Check their freezer space. A box of 10 frozen pasties takes up a whole drawer. For a small flat, a hamper with a few baked pasties is kinder.
• Avoid Mondays and weekends. Most bakers don’t deliver on those days, so pasties never sit in a depot.
• Order early for Christmas. December delivery dates fill up fast.

Got a cream tea fan, too? A cream tea travels brilliantly, and in Cornwall it’s always jam first, then clotted cream. (In Devon they do it the other way round.)

How to save money on pasties by post

• Look for free delivery. Cornish Cream Teas delivers free on every order. Most other bakers give free delivery once you reach a certain spend: we found levels of £35 (The Cornish Bakery), £50 (Rowe’s), £75 (Philps) and £100 (Ann’s).
• Buy a bigger box. Bigger boxes almost always work out cheaper per pasty, and frozen pasties keep for months.
• Club together. Split a big box with a neighbour or family member to reach free delivery.
• Go for standard size. Giant pasties look impressive, but a standard pasty with salad is a full meal for most people.
• Keep an eye on offers. Many bakers run deals around St Piran’s Day (5 March), Father’s Day and Christmas.

A bite of pasty history

Pasties have been eaten in Cornwall for hundreds of years, but they really became Cornwall’s national dish in the 18th and 19th centuries, when tens of thousands of people worked in the county’s tin and copper mines. A pasty was the perfect lunch to take underground: wrapped in pastry, it stayed warm for hours and gave a long shift’s worth of energy.

When the mines closed, many Cornish miners left to work abroad, and they took the pasty with them. That’s why you’ll still find pasties today in mining towns in places such as Mexico, Australia, South Africa and the USA.

You can step into this world on a visit to Cornwall. Geevor Tin Mine in Pendeen lets you go underground, Levant Mine and Beam Engine has a restored steam-powered beam engine on the cliffs, and East Pool Mine near Camborne has one of the largest beam engines in Cornwall. Further south, Poldark Mine near Helston offers tours of an old tin mine. For more, read our guide to the rich history of Cornwall.

Eating a pasty in Cornwall

Nothing beats a pasty eaten on a harbour wall or a beach in Cornwall. If you’re planning a trip, here are a few ideas:

• West Cornwall: grab a pasty in Hayle before the beaches of St Ives Bay, or head out to the old mining coast around St Just and Botallack.
• The Lizard: Ann’s Pasties is close to Lizard Point, the most southerly point in mainland Britain.
• South coast: fishing villages such as Mevagissey and Polperro are perfect for a pasty with a harbour view. Keep an eye on the gulls!

For more ideas, see our 52 things to do in Cornwall, our guide to the best beaches in Cornwall, our free things to do in Cornwall and what’s on in Cornwall this month.

Pasties by post: frequently asked questions